tutorial {diy canvas prints}

Happy Monday! Soooooo how was your weekend???I hope it was great & that you got lots accomplished! :)Today I’m over at How to Nest for Lesshelping Erin out with her fun Valentine’s series.You can check out my {you & me} block tutorial here.She has lots more planned this week so make sure you keep checking in! :)Today I'd love to show you how to make you own canvas prints for much cheaper than ordering them!

(I shared these over on Keeping it Simple a week or two ago buuut just incase you missed it thought I’d share it over here, too!)

You'll need:

8x10 print of your favorite photo

paint & foam brushes

mod podge (matte)

8X10 canvas

(I bought mine at Hobby Lobby on sale for a couple of dollars.)

To make your canvas:

I painted the edges of my canvas first

& then I painted about a 1 inch border on the front of my canvas.

After your paint dries, apply a layer of mod podge on your canvas.

Then lay down your picture. I used a cloth to rub over the entire picture.

You don't want any bubbles & for your picture to be nice and flat.

Photo paper is thick, so getting it to lay flat was no problem for me. Yay!

Then I went over the top of my picture with another layer of mod podge.

That gave it a brush stroked look. Annnd don't worry...it dries clear. :)

I recently got some of the Elmer's Spray Adhesive & it works really well. You just spray it on the back & your photo will stick where you want it to. It would probably work well with this project & you wouldn't have to worry about doing anything on top of your picture.

The thing I like about mod podge is it kinda of gives it a protective finish on top...makes it a little more durable.

I really love how your pictures turned out. I'm working on two very large canvases for our master bedroom and don't want to fork out the money for a "for real" canvas so I bought 4 foam boards and am gluing two together to make a thicker backing but then using the same method you explained. Hope mine turns out as well as yours did! Thanks for the tutorial. You gave some really helpful tips that I can use on my project.

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